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Putin threatens Europe with war if troops deploy to Ukraine

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said at the BRICS summit in India on Sept. 11 that deploying European troops to Ukraine would mean war between Europe and Russia, Russian propaganda media reported.

12 September, 03:10 PM

UK, France ready to send 5,000 troops each to Ukraine, Zelenskyy says

London and Paris are prepared to deploy contingents of about 5,000 troops each to Ukraine to guarantee post-war security, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with AFP on Feb. 22.

24 February, 03:09 AM

United States, Europe agree on security guarantees plan for Ukraine—report

The United States and European allies have developed a detailed security guarantees plan for Ukraine that would provide “robust and serious measures” to enforce any potential peace agreement with Russia, Bloomberg reported on Dec. 18.

18 December 2025, 11:56 PM

UK troops prepare for potential Ukraine deployment, report says

The United Kingdom is stepping up preparations for a possible deployment of a deterrent force to Ukraine, likely to happen only if the current U.S. push to end the Russo–Ukrainian war succeeds, UK news outlet The I Paper reported on Dec. 17.

18 December 2025, 04:27 AM

Putin blocks peace talks, threatens potential Western peacekeepers

Russian President Vladimir Putin is attempting to derail peace negotiations with Ukraine by spreading falsehoods about President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s “illegitimacy” and blaming Kyiv for the lack of progress, according to the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) report on Sept. 5.

6 September 2025, 03:33 PM

European contingent in Ukraine could number 30,000 troops

A planned European deterrence force in Ukraine could involve 25,000 to 30,000 soldiers, though officials say those figures remain provisional, RFE/RL reported on Sept. 4.

4 September 2025, 10:29 PM

26 countries stand ready to guarantee Ukraine’s security

Twenty-six countries have agreed to jointly provide security guarantees for Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sept. 4 at a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron.

4 September 2025, 08:16 PM

Europe divided over sending troops to Ukraine as Paris summit approaches

As leaders prepare to present security guarantees for Ukraine during a Sept. 4 meeting in Paris, Europe remains split over whether to send troops to Ukraine as part of a potential multinational mission, Financial Times reported.

4 September 2025, 02:20 PM

Ukraine can be secure only as part of the West, former FM Klimkin says

The only way for Ukraine to obtain even relative security is by becoming part of the “collective West,” Pavlo Klimkin, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister from 2014 to 2019, said on Aug. 27.

28 August 2025, 12:21 AM

US to facilitate European security guarantees for Ukraine—Trump

Washington expects Europe to provide Ukraine with “significant” security guarantees, with the United States playing a supporting role, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Aug. 25.

25 August 2025, 08:37 PM

Lavrov pours cold water on Ukraine peace process

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s recent remarks have made it clear that Moscow is determined to subjugate all of Ukraine and derail any Western arrangements for effective post-war security guarantees for Kyiv, Politico reported on Aug. 20.

20 August 2025, 10:20 PM

France, UK to boost joint expeditionary force to 50,000 troops

The UK and France plan to expand their Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF) to 50,000 troops for a post-ceasefire deployment in Ukraine as part of the “coalition of the willing,” French President Emmanuel Macron said on July 10.

10 July 2025, 11:44 PM

Berlin grows reluctant to deploy troops to Ukraine — report

Germany is diverging from French and UK policies on supporting a European troop deployment to post-war Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on May 27, citing unnamed European officials.

28 May 2025, 02:03 AM

No frontline deployment of European troops in Ukraine — Macron

Europe does not plan to deploy troops to the front line in Ukraine following a possible ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow, French President Emmanuel Macron said on May 13, as reported by Italian newspaper La Repubblica.

14 May 2025, 12:55 AM

Trump to join Istanbul talks if Putin attends — Kellogg

If dictator Vladimir Putin arrives in Istanbul on May 15 for direct talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, then U.S. President Donald Trump will also join the meeting, U.S. Special Envoy Keith Kellogg told Fox Business on May 13.

13 May 2025, 08:34 PM

Europe gets cold feet on sending peacekeepers to Ukraine

The UK and other European nations may soon scrap plans to deploy thousands of troops to Ukraine as part of a post-war peacekeeping mission, The Times reported on April 24.

24 April 2025, 11:42 PM

Support for Ukraine’s army seen as key security guarantee - French DM

Supporting Ukraine’s Armed Forces and rejecting Russia’s demand to demilitarize are the key security guarantees, French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu and his British counterpart John Healey said, Le Monde reported on April 11.

11 April 2025, 08:15 AM

UK, France move to expedite ‘coalition of the willing’ military planning

Over the next two weeks, London and Paris will ramp up military planning for the so-called “coalition of the willing” to help provide post-ceasefire security to Ukraine, UK Defense Secretary John Healey and French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on April 10.

11 April 2025, 12:39 AM

French and British military leaders arrive in Kyiv for peacekeeper talks

Military chiefs from France, the United Kingdom, and Ukraine met in Kyiv on April 4 to discuss the potential deployment of Western peacekeeping forces to Ukraine, according to Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne.

4 April 2025, 02:35 PM

More than 30 countries discuss Ukraine peacekeeping deployment— report

The UK is stepping up efforts to lead an international coalition that would guarantee Ukraine’s security after hostilities end by deploying peacekeepers along with air and naval assets, Bloomberg reported on March 20.

20 March 2025, 08:33 PM

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